The Pascagoula democrat-star., 1887-09-30

tiOn accorded by Major Livingstone
to Miss Sedley. Pauline herself
she was elated and
OverjOyed. Major Livingstone was
a man who WAS sought and courted
by all the bellies of sOciety-a man
whose "magnetic eyes," as she her.
self had phrased it, aud tenderly
mOdulated voice was enough to set
any feminine heart in blaze. He
walked with heT-he rode with her
he read poetry to her-he sat
with her during tire long golden
September twilights, nHliI Pauline
felt that life beside him was the
brightest boon Providence could
accord. She haughtily discarded
her other suitOrs; she cared no
longer the ball room or picnic par
ties-to her the whole world held
but one man, aud that was Harry
Livingstone!
But still he kept just outside the
charmed circle of lOve-making; he
did not propose. And Pauline,
growing almost sick at heart, count
ed the days that still remained OF
"tbe season"
"Hc will propose to morrow, or
perhaps the day AFTER" she whls
ppred to herself. "Oh, surely, 1T
must come soon."
1t was the evening before the
breaking up of the gay party that
had euliveued the seaside hotel all
summer, aud brilliant ball had
been gotten up to celeb the
close of the briet, happy season.
Pauline SedIey had dressed for this
feStivity with unusual eare-some-
how she felt that it was to be a
crisis in her life. She wore lem
on colOred Grape dress on lemon
colored silk, like fair, aureate
cloud, and her hair was lOOped up.
in its shining braids, by sleudeI
Chains OF gold. Her toilet, she
knew by the murmnr that pervaded
the ball room the moment she en-.
tered, was succeSs-and Harry
LivingStOne's handsome eyes rested
upon her face with evident admira-
tiOn.
But the evening passed away,
thlobbing its brilliant hours in mu-
sic and perfume, and Harold
never came near her. She
had cavaliers in abnndance-she
was The cynOsure of all eyes-bnf
he, the man of men, KEEP: obstinate
Is dlOOf!
Take me to the balcony. | am
stifllug for want of fresh air. she
said almost betrishly, 10 tue part
ner With whom she had just glided
through the redOwa. Thank you.
| need ietain you no longer.m
Aud Mr.. GuilderSleeu, feeling
himself abruptly dismissed, left
Pauline 10y he side of Major Living
stone aud stalkeG away iu high
dudgeou.
"Harry p she breathed softly,
With pleading glance upward into
his ewes. "YOu have not been near
me all the. evening"
"I have been very busy with the
companiODShip OF my own Thoughts
be answered cOldly. q start tOl
Europe to morrow morning"
For Europe! !"
"To be gone l hardly know hoW
many years. | may visit India and
the East before | returnw
"Harry!'
He beht down his head in cold
cOui tesy.
81 beg Your pardon, Miss SedIey
did you speak y
"You will leave me, Harry ~
81 shall be obliged to leave many
kind friends" lie returned indlfter-
entity.
There was cold chill at Pauline's
beart-a dizzy blindness before her
eyes. but still she commanded her
self. With her it was no idle mat
Ter of etiquelte-lt was struggle
for lie aud death !
"Aud you can leave me so calm
Ly, Harry I"
He lightly wbistled the bars OF
popular tune:
@Beware, beware of the gay cavalier,
Who loves ard rides away"
"Harry," she cried, forgetting ia
tue moment OF agony all her femi
nine trimming. all her wUmanly i'm
pulses, 81 thought you loved me
Oh, Harry, | cannot let you gOP
Il am bot aware, Miss Sedley, o
ever having given you any encour
agement-"
encouragement y she answered
bitterly. "What has this livelOD(
summer beenf What has you
whole course OF conduct toward m'
been Oh, Harold, if you leave
the now sou will break my heart 7
"Pauline,D be said sternly, "try
to recall night in August whet
Ralph MOntacnte, pleading for mOr'
than lite, stood before you Al
YOU said to him then, now say tG
YOU s.One must amuse 0be's sell
al place like tbis,and you certainly
ought to understand the difference
between a mere Irritation aud sObel
earnest.n am now holding TO you
lips The bitter cup that be drauk t
the drpgs. How do you relish lh'
favOrf Mss Sedley, ! have thl
hOnCr to bid you Hdieu forever
Aud Pauline was alone on th'
flower wrraihed baleony-alone
With the stars shining above an
the sorrOwtul music Of Siraus,
] waltSes tbrobbing aud moaniu